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 Stories About: Bureau of Land Management AND mining and drilling AND news
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Not Management Material
BLM slacks on environmental monitoring in Wyoming |
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01 Sep 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Not Management Material BLM slacks on environmental monitoring in Wyoming For the past six years, the Bureau of Land Management has been slacking on its commitment to assess and limit the impact of natural-gas drilling on wilderness in western Wyoming, says, um, the Bureau of Land Management. A leaked internal assessment for the BLM's Pinedale, Wyo., field office declare ... |
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| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, energy, mining and drilling, natural gas, news, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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You Want a Lease of Me?
Wyoming governor opposes federal drilling leases in national forest |
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03 Apr 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| You Want a Lease of Me? Wyoming governor opposes federal drilling leases in national forest Wyoming is plenty bullish on a local natural-gas boom -- but Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D) has put his foot down at the Wyoming Range, asking the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to halt sales of drilling leases on 19,000 acres of western Wyoming's Bridger-Teton Nati ... |
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| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, news, US Forest Service, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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Guess That Makes Us Punstitutes
BLM focuses on drilling at expense of wildlife, critics charge |
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23 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Guess That Makes Us Punstitutes BLM focuses on drilling at expense of wildlife, critics charge Wildlife biologists at the Bureau of Land Management office in Pinedale, Wyo., are finding their talents put to unusual use: reviewing drilling-permit requests. Western Wyoming has been a natural-gas drilling mecca for the last five years, during which its populations of mule deer and bree ... |
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| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, news, wildlife, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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EI, EI, No
Bush admin waives environmental assessments in public-lands energy rush |
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20 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| EI, EI, No Bush admin waives environmental assessments in public-lands energy rush This past summer's energy bill contained provisions making it easier to drill on public lands -- and for the Bush administration, that's like waving a red flag in front of a bull. The Bureau of Land Management recently told field managers to omit environmental reviews and public-comment periods for some oil and gas permit ... |
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| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, mining and drilling, news (all these topics) |
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Access of Evil
Gas drilling limited by equipment, workers -- not access to federal land |
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28 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Access of Evil Gas drilling limited by equipment, workers -- not access to federal land To hear the Bush administration tell it, domestic energy production is limited by lack of access to federal lands. Vice President Dick Cheney is galled that "large parts of the Rocky Mountain West are off-limits." But according to government records, industry experts, and local offici ... |
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| Topics: Bureau of Land Management, energy, mining and drilling, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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